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would like to change your Internet connection type. The WAN Settings screen allows you to

specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN

settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP

Address, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP and DNS.

Parameter Description

3.2.1 Dynamic IP

Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address

3.2.2 Static IP address

Your ISP has given you an IP address already

3.2.3 PPPoE

Your ISP requires PPPoE connection

3.2.4 PPTP

Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling

Protocol (PPTP) connection.

3.2.5 L2TP

Your ISP requires L2TP connection.

3.2.1 Dynamic IP

Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address.

Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as MAC address

(see chapter 2 “Cable Modem” for more detail). Select Big Pond if your ISP requires the Big

Pond protocol to connect you to the Internet.

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